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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6032 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study 

and submit to Congress a report on the state of the 

internet-connected devices industry in the United States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State of Modern Appli3 cation, Research, and Trends of IoT Act’’ or the ‘‘SMART 

4 IoT Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON INTERNET OF THINGS. 

6 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Commerce shall con7 duct a study on the state of the internet-connected devices 

8 industry (commonly known as the ‘‘Internet of Things’’) 

9 in the United States. In conducting the study, the Sec10 retary shall— 

11 (1) develop and conduct a survey of the inter12 net-connected devices industry through outreach to 

13 participating entities as appropriate, including— 

14 (A) a list of the industry sectors that de15 velop internet-connected devices; 

16 (B) a list of public-private partnerships fo17 cused on promoting the adoption and use of 

18 internet-connected devices, as well as industry19 based bodies, including international bodies, 

20 which have developed, or are developing, man21 datory or voluntary standards for internet-con22 nected devices; 

23 (C) the status of the industry-based man24 datory or voluntary standards identified in sub25 paragraph (B); and 


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1 (D) a description of the ways entities or 

2 industry sectors develop, use, or promote the 

3 use of internet-connected devices; 

4 (2) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

5 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and in6 dustry sectors identified under paragraph (1); 

7 (3) identify which Federal agency or agencies 

8 listed under paragraph (2) each entity or industry 

9 sector interacts with; 

10 (4) identify all interagency activities that are 

11 taking place among the Federal agencies listed 

12 under paragraph (2), such as working groups or 

13 other coordinated efforts; 

14 (5) develop a brief description of the jurisdic15 tion and expertise of the Federal agencies listed 

16 under paragraph (2) with regard to such entities 

17 and industry sectors; 

18 (6) identify all regulations, guidelines, manda19 tory standards, voluntary standards, and other poli20 cies implemented by each of the Federal agencies 

21 identified under paragraph (2), as well as all guide22 lines, mandatory standards, voluntary standards, 

23 and other policies implemented by industry-based 

24 bodies; and 


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1 (7) identify Federal Government resources that 

2 exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 

3 internet-connected devices. 

4 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

7 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

8 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 

9 report that contains— 

10 (1) the results of the study conducted under 

11 subsection (a); and 

12 (2) recommendations of the Secretary for 

13 growth of the United States economy through the 

14 secure advancement of internet-connected devices. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

17 agency’’ means an agency, as defined in section 551 

18 of title 5, United States Code. 

19 (2) INTERNET-CONNECTED DEVICE.—The term 

20 ‘‘internet-connected device’’ means a physical object 

21 that— 

22 (A) is capable of connecting to the inter23 net, either directly or indirectly through a net24 work, to communicate information at the direc25 tion of an individual; and 


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1 (B) has computer processing capabilities 

2 for collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing 

3 data. 

4 SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 

5 No additional funds are authorized to be appro6 priated to carry out this Act. This Act shall be carried 

7 out using amounts otherwise authorized. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 

2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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